https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVuH4BdVQOQ for the video

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The girls went to find the magic pond in Bluebell Wood.

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They played with the Bog Baby, fed him cake crumbs and made him a home.

To their surprise, they caught a Bog Baby whilst fishing.

The girls took Bog Baby to school. Chrissy stopped him getting stolen by a bird.

Years later, a little girl found the pond filled with Bog Babies.

Bog Baby got sick and the girls didn’t know what to do to make him better.

They said goodbye and let the Bog Baby free.

The girls showed mum the poorly Bog Baby and she told them what to do.

MONDAY There are different options for your learning each day. This time start on the mild chilli and move on if you feel your child needs more challenge.

Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Sequencing

ALL CHILDREN: What happened in the story? Number the events in the correct order. The first one has been done for you.

Where was the magic pond?

What did the Bog Baby look like? Write 3 ways the author described him.

Why did they blow on Bog Baby’s wings?

Why didn’t the girls show Bog Baby to Mum?

What happened when Bog Baby got sick? Why did he get sick?

TUESDAY There are different options for your learning each day. This time start on the mild chilli and move on if you feel your child needs more challenge.

Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Retrieval

Answer the question using evidence from the text.

Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Vocabulary

WEDNESDAY There are different options for your learning each day. This time start on the mild chilli and move on if you feel your child needs more challenge.

What do these words mean?

magic

squelchy

drooped

‘He didn’t struggle’ Which words has a similar meaning to ‘passed’? Tick it.

fight

move

sleep

yawn

What does ‘blabbed’ mean? What did she say?

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THURSDAY - Start on the mild chilli and move on if you feel your child needs more challenge.

Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Inference

Answer the question using evidence from the text.

Do you think the Bog Baby had

a good time with the girls? Why/Why not?

Why did the girls hide the Bog

Baby?

How old do you think the storyteller is? How do you

know?

How did the girls know that the

Bog Baby was happy to see them?

Why did mum’s eyes go ‘misty’ when she saw the Bog Baby?

How did mum feel when she

saw the girls with a Bog Baby? Why?

FRIDAY There are different options for your learning each day. This time start on the mild chilli and move on if you feel your child needs more challenge. Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Prediction/Reflection

What do you think would happen next?

What was your favourite part of the story? Why did you enjoy that part the most? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

At the end of the story, a little girl found the magic pond filled with lots of Bog Babies! She told her mum all about them. What do you think happened next? Draw a picture below too: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

If you found a magical pond full of Bog Babies, what would you do and why? Write your answer below and draw a picture next to it. I would _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

What other stories do you know that have a magical creature in them?

Write the titles here:

Can you think of any stories where the main character finds something special? (Just like the girls finding Bog Baby)

Write the titles here:

EXTENSION IF REQUIRED

Book

The Bog Baby

Focus

Making links

Use your evidence of all the stories you have read at home and at school to compare Bog Baby to other stories.